Ninth Words

duminică, 27 ianuarie 2013

Signing Event

As if he didn't have enough
courage to boss her when they just met after 3 years, he waltzed inside her
apartment as if he just entered his own house. He walked towards the couch and jumped
on it, placing his hand behind his head.

“It still feels like College.”
She rolled her eyes and moved his feet, which were dangling from one side of
the couch. “Seriously! I missed hanging around your apartment.” He continued, getting
into a normal position. “Remember? Back then it was just you, me and Mizuki and
we had an amazing time! I was the hotshot designer, you were the lazy and
misunderstood English beauty and Mizuki was the party girl! We were awesome…ah
memories…” He started to rub his chin, making different noises.

Anna chuckled and patted his
head.

“It’s ok. I'm sure we can
still have fun. We’re still young.”

Her words didn't seem to affect Takeshi in any
way. He was that one type of man who never really cared about what was
happening around him as long as it didn't concern his being. Takeshi didn't change much mentally. He was the same 24 years old fashion rookie who wanted to
surpass his mother’s name. He made his purpose clear even from the first time
they met. She could still remember how enthusiastic and positive he was.
However, as she looked at him closer, physically he did change a lot. He became
taller, his eyes seemed to hold much more experience than she would have
expected, his hair colour changed from the rebellious blonde to serious and
stylish black. Everything about his appearance changed. He had definitely grown
up well.

“Are you still lost in
Anna’s World?” She blinked. The transition from her own thoughts to reality
took a few seconds, making her look either really perplexed either dumb.
However, Takeshi knew well enough whom he was dealing with. In his eyes, Anna
could have done a lot more than she left it out. There wasn't just one time he
asked her to pose for him or become a model altogether. She never liked fame.
All she ever wanted was to feel accomplished and find happiness. She was such a simple person and he wondered
when she had changed.

“Is it nice there?” She
raised an eyebrow and made a small questioning noise. He laughed and pinched
her cheek, which obviously annoyed her. “You’re such a child. I'm really
curious what you've done these past years.” He took his hands back and changed
his position so he could feel more comfortable. “ I'm ready to listen.” She
scoffed and shook her head but she knew she could trust him and so she started
to tell him everything…everything except some little detail.

The next day, when she woke
up, she realized that Takeshi’s visit livened up her mood and the whole
apartment. Trying to think positively, she picked a short, summer dress; put a
long and thin brown sweater over it; grabbed a pair of high heels, surprisingly
and for the hair, she simply made a small bun, leaving her bangs loose. She
actually looked very pretty and the thin make up gave her a fresh appearance.
She was definitely ready to sign books for the entire day.

When she arrived at the
specific place, which was a book store from a near Mall, there was absolutely no
one.

“Please, tell me the number
of people got cut into half” She prayed silently. That didn't work because Sato
san walked to her with a bright and full of fulfilment smile. She was doomed
and there was no way out of the new world she was dragged into.

“Anna-san! I'm so pleased to
see you. I hope you had the time to think everything over yesterday. I'm sorry
if I threw you too fast into your new schedule but it had to be done.”

What irritated her the most in that moment was
how sorrowful he actually looked. He had a kind smile plastered on his face and
his eyes seemed as sincere as possible. He wasn't putting on an act. He was
genuinely worried for her and that itself changed Anna’s impression of him. He
was young and he clearly wasn't married because he spent too much time on
details. The light in which she started to see him was better and that meant
the relationship between the two had chances to get also better.

“Oh!” The surprised sound he
made was what brought her back to being attentive. “There are already a few
customers coming! I'm so excited! This is actually the first time I organize a
signing event!” He turned to her and bowed. “Let’s have a great day and work
together nicely!” For a moment she felt sad but when she sat at the table and
people started to come with such happy faces, her demeanour became the exactly
opposite. She realized that she was the cause for those happy feelings, for
those smiles and she felt proud.